Medical Social Worker

Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.

Job Summary:

Location: Methodist Corporate Office
Address: 825 S 169th St. - Omaha, NE

Work Schedule: Mon - Fri, 8:00am to 4:30pm

Provides medical social work services to pediatric and adult patient populations.

Responsibilities:

Essential Job Functions

1. Assess and identify patients with limited support systems, level of functioning, and financial resources and assesses psychosocial needs

2. Assessments to include identification current patient/family utilization of community resources (Meals on Wheels (MOW), Home Health Care (HHC), etc.)

3. Assesses patient/family within 24 hours or next business day of referral.

4. Utilizes standard assessments.

5. Aware of the medical plan of care and collaborates with the clinic regarding patient clinical needs.

6. Communicates patient needs to the clinic provider.

7. Aware of community services and placement options available.

8. Communicates with patient/family options for both private and community based services

9. Formulates primary arrangements and secondary plan (backup plan).

10. Arrange services as identified

11. Notifies patient, family, and care team of final arrangements.

12. Referral as appropriate to Adult Protective Services (APS), Child Protective Services (CPS).

13. Provides Medicare/Medicaid information to patient/family.

Schedule:

Mon - Fri, 8:00am to 4:30pm

Job Description:

Job Requirements

Education

• Masters of Social Work (MSW) from an accredited school of Social Work required.

Experience

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in healthcare social work required.

License/Certifications

• Certified Masters Social Worker (CMSW) or Master Social Worker (MSW) or Certified Social Worker (CSW) required.
• Licensed Mental Health Practitioner (LMHP) preferred.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Skilled in promoting positive relations when interacting with patients or other customers.

Physical Requirements

Weight Demands

• Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force.

Physical Activity

• Not necessary for the position (0%):
  • Climbing
  • Crawling
  • Kneeling
• Occasionally Performed (1%-33%):
  • Balancing
  • Carrying
  • Crouching
  • Distinguish colors
  • Grasping
  • Lifting
  • Pulling/Pushing
  • Standing
  • Stooping/bending
  • Twisting
  • Walking
• Frequently Performed (34%-66%):
  • Keyboarding/typing
  • Reaching
  • Repetitive Motions
  • Sitting
  • Speaking/talking
• Constantly Performed (67%-100%):
  • Hearing
  • Seeing/Visual

Job Hazards

• Not Related:
  • Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex)
  • Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment)
  • Equipment/Machinery/Tools
  • Explosives (pressurized gas)
  • Electrical Shock/Static
  • Radiation Alpha, Beta and Gamma (particles such as X-ray, Cat Scan, Gamma Knife, etc)
  • Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)
  • Mechanical moving parts/vibrations
• Rare (1-33%):
  • Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF)

About Methodist:

Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.

Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.